ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
p34cdc2
;
Oryza sativa
;
Protein kinase
;
Cell cycle control
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Using probes obtained by PCR amplification, we have isolated two cognate rice cDNAs (cdc2Os-1 andcdc2Os-2) encoding structural homologues of thecdc2 +/CDC28(cdc2) protein kinase from a cDNA library prepared from cultured rice cells. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of cdc2Os-1 and cdc2Os-2 showed that they are 83 % identical. They are 62 % identical toCDC28 ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae and much more similar to the yeast and mammalian p34cdc2 kinases than to riceR2, acdc2-related kinase isolated previously by screening the same rice cDNA library with a different oligonucleotide probe. Southern blot analysis indicated that the three rice clones (cdc2Os-1,cdc2Os-2 andR2) are derived from distinct genes and are each found in a single copy per rice haploid genome. RNA blot analysis revealed that these genes are expressed in proliferating rice cells and in young rice seedlings.cdc2Os-1 could complement a temperature-sensitive yeast mutant ofcdc28. However, despite the similarity in structure, bothcdc2Os-2 andR2 were unable to complement the same mutant. Thus, the present results demonstrate the presence of structurally related, but functionally distinct cognates of thecdc2 cell cycle kinase in rice.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00587555
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